What is a Podcast?
A digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet.
The word podcast is a play on the word broadcast combined with the word iPod (one of the most popular portable MP3 players). Apple did not invent the word podcast, although I'm sure they are enjoying the free marketing they are getting from the popularity of podcasting.
You do not have to have an iPod to listen to a podcast. In fact, I personally believe there are many other MP3 players that are better for listening to podcasts. You can listen to podcasts on anything that plays MP3s. Once the podcast is downloaded, it's just an MP3.
What sets podcasts apart is that they can be automatically downloaded to your computer and synced to your MP3 player without you lifting a finger.
You can listen to podcasts on your computer, burn them to CD or transfer them to your MP3 player. You're in control of when and how you listen.
How do Podcast get on the Internet?
At the core a podcast is an audio file that is automatically received from the internet and then synced to your MP3 player. The files are received by subscribing to what's called a podcast feed. Sometimes you also hear this called an RSS feed.Many podcasts can also be streamed from the web or downloaded directly as an MP3 file.
To subscribe to a podcast you use a software program called a podcatcher. Sometimes this is also called a podcast aggregator .
The podcatcher regularly checks the feed for new content that has been posted. When a new podcast show is found, it's downloaded. The next time you plug your MP3 player into your computer, the new podcasts shows are synced by your media player (such as iTunes).
The procedure-
- Download and install Audacity and Lame encoder
- Creat the podcast in Audacity
- Export through the Lame mp3 encoder
to a location on your hard drive
- Upload the mp3 file to Podcast internet vault (PodOmatic.com)
or your website
A digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet.
The word podcast is a play on the word broadcast combined with the word iPod (one of the most popular portable MP3 players). Apple did not invent the word podcast, although I'm sure they are enjoying the free marketing they are getting from the popularity of podcasting.
You do not have to have an iPod to listen to a podcast. In fact, I personally believe there are many other MP3 players that are better for listening to podcasts. You can listen to podcasts on anything that plays MP3s. Once the podcast is downloaded, it's just an MP3.
What sets podcasts apart is that they can be automatically downloaded to your computer and synced to your MP3 player without you lifting a finger.
You can listen to podcasts on your computer, burn them to CD or transfer them to your MP3 player. You're in control of when and how you listen.
What's a podcast used for?
Podcasting's initial appeal was to allow individuals to distribute their own "radio shows," but the system quickly became used in a wide variety of other ways, including distribution of school lessons,official and unofficial audio tours of museums, conference meeting alerts and updates, and by police departments to distribute public safety messages.
Podcast samples
http://www.podcastforteachers.org/PFTlisten.html
http://www.joevans.podomatic.com/
http://www.gcast.com/user/MrsPrazak/podcast/main
http://www.bcpl.net/~kdrews/
Math Blog - Podcast
How do Podcast get on the Internet?
At the core a podcast is an audio file that is automatically received from the internet and then synced to your MP3 player. The files are received by subscribing to what's called a podcast feed. Sometimes you also hear this called an RSS feed.Many podcasts can also be streamed from the web or downloaded directly as an MP3 file.
To subscribe to a podcast you use a software program called a podcatcher. Sometimes this is also called a podcast aggregator .
The podcatcher regularly checks the feed for new content that has been posted. When a new podcast show is found, it's downloaded. The next time you plug your MP3 player into your computer, the new podcasts shows are synced by your media player (such as iTunes).
Software needed?
Podcatcher software site
Bloglines
Audacity
Gcast - online site for creating and hosting podcasts!
Podomatic
The procedure-
- Download and install Audacity and Lame encoder
- Creat the podcast in Audacity
- Export through the Lame mp3 encoder
to a location on your hard drive
- Upload the mp3 file to Podcast internet vault (PodOmatic.com)
or your website